"I purchased these in the spring of 2012 when I was going through a remarkable shoe buying streak. I was recently introduced to the Kinvara 2. Although I had being running in NB Minimus trail the Kinvaras were my first leap into a lower drop lighter road shoe. I loved them. I bought another pair of them and saw these feather things and the shoe guy said they were like the kinvara just a bit lighter.

I am glad I got them, a nice introduction to a light shoe. Despite the upper falling apart they run as smooth as the day I got them, so I guess that is something. The drop height does bother me from time to time though, I probably would not purchase them again for that reason."BigDH

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Quality of Construction

see summary

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Fit

see summary

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Comfort

see summery

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Adjustability

see summery

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Durability

The durability bites. I have run 36 hours or about 360 km in them and the upper is really hurting. The construction is very minimial, I think to keep the weight down, so the upper is very fragil. The sole seems solid though and non the worse for wear.

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Value

see summery

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Appearance

bright orange, dude!

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Performance

see summery

Strengths

They are super light though. My feet feel so light and quick in them. Very good for tempo and interval work. If I am running fast in them I find I don't mind the drop, not sure what is with that.

Weakness

They are nothing like the kinvara. They have a 11 mm drop, which to me feels like much more than the kinvara which has a 4 mm drop. So yeah. Bit of a shock there. Felt like my heel was hitting the ground too much, obviously.